Albuquerque Public Schools requires that
anyone new to teaching gifted education (beginning Fall
1999) will be required to have the following 12 hours of university coursework:

Nature and Needs of the Gifted (or other gifted
intro class)3
credit hours

A Strategies Class3
credit hours

Instructional Strategies for the Gifted
(recommended) or

Creativity and Problem Solving for the Gifted

Methods and Materials for Gifted3
credit hours

Curriculum for the Gifted or

Teaching the Gifted (including curriculum
development)

Special Education Survey Class for the Twice
Exceptional3
credit hours

(You
may submit any graduate-level class that addresses LD, ED, or BD - if that is
not in the title, submit a course description or syllabus for confirmation.)

·The employee is
further required to have a current teaching certificate.

I understand that:

I am required to
take a minimum of6 hours each year and that I have up to
two (2) years to fulfill this requirement. Grade reports must be submitted to
HR by June 1st each year.
A transcript is required at the completion of the 12 hours in gifted.

or

I am currently
in another program – Masters or New Teacher. I understand that I must be
enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours each semester (for master, new teacher,
or gifted) and will have up to three (3) years to complete the 12 hours
required for gifted. Grade reports must be submitted to HR at the end of each semester. A transcript is required at the
completion of the 12 hours in gifted.

Call APS Human Resources for
additional information: 889-4830

*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************ONLINE COURSES: Teachers of the Gifted

A search on the internet
will list many on-line options for meeting the APS Coursework Requirements for
teachers of the gifted.Listed below are
sites where teachers have been satisfied: